Inspiring!

Written by Mooneh on August 30, 2011 at 2:36 PM

I followed "Bakuman" as a manga for quite a while and I'm surprised to say they've made a great anime adaption of it. As there's not much action, a lot of explanations and pretty big time skips, I used to think Bakuman would not make a good anime.

The story is interesting because it shows us the difficult process of creating a manga and getting it to become an anime. It's still an anime so I don't know how much of it is actually true but I believe at least the amount of work needed is genuine.
I'm amazed that a comic about the everyday life of some kids trying to be something as 'boring' as manga writers could become this popular. This simply shows how well the story is told and how the plot twists keep you coming back for more.

Since this show 'teaches' us how manga is created, there are a lot of explanations. At times this leads to some heavy dialogue but usually it's merged almost seamlessly in a conversation between characters and illustrated with images.

The art is good. I can't say I love the style they used but it isn't irritating.
The soundtrack of Bakuman was a bit unusually. I got the impression bands and instruments were used more than in other anime.

There were moments where I had to restrain myself from watching another episode because it was getting to late. It's simply inspiring to see the main characters work so hard. It made me want to try harder at whatever I was doing and become as good as I could.

If you like anime and manga, I think you should watch Bakuman just so you know how much work was put into your entertainment ;)